0279 World Tour: Brasil (Maresius, Trinidade, Ihla Grande) http://www.photoworks.com/share/shareLanding.jsp?shareCode=A7492B1BFCF&cb=PW "IMG_1458.jpg" "Odair and his 'new' moto say their second goodbye" "IMG_1460.jpg" "Shantytown enroute to Maresius" "IMG_1462.jpg" "Looking down on Maresius" "IMG_1472.jpg" "Check into Pousada Das Palmeras for a rest and a few games of chess" "IMG_1466.jpg" "And take a walk through town" "IMG_1467.jpg" "And take a walk through town" "IMG_1474.jpg" "Back on the coastal road North" "IMG_1476.jpg" "passing beautiful beach after beach" "IMG_1478.jpg" "" "IMG_1480.jpg" "and cutting inland along rivers" "IMG_1482.jpg" "" "IMG_1485.jpg" "100m and only 4 speed bumps, not bad for Brasil" "IMG_1487.jpg" "Praia Grande" "IMG_1489.jpg" "where i stop for an A_ai na Tigela" "IMG_1490.jpg" "Waterfall enroute to Trinidade" "IMG_1510.jpg" "Pulling into Trinidade I meet the Che Guevara gang" "IMG_1507.jpg" "Daliro and Fabio, a couple revolutionaries from Rio playing weekend warrior" "IMG_1509.jpg" "" "IMG_1506.jpg" "together we find a backyard to setup camp" "IMG_1491.jpg" "A couple days on the beautiful beaches of Trinidade" "IMG_1494.jpg" "" "IMG_1497.jpg" "" "IMG_1499.jpg" "admiring the women (from behind)" "IMG_1503.jpg" "watching the kids play" "IMG_1516.jpg" "A quick stop in Parati enroute to Ihla Grande" "IMG_1511.jpg" "a historic town of cobbled streets" "IMG_1513.jpg" "and a classic port to the sea" "IMG_1517.jpg" "another stop enroute where some local soap opera was filmed" "IMG_1520.jpg" "wave the two goodbye at the port town of Mangaratiba" "IMG_1521.jpg" "where I find myself a Beach House to park my bike at while I off to Ihla Grande" "IMG_1522.jpg" "Rainy morning ferry to Ihla Grande" "IMG_1524.jpg" "Ihla Grande" "IMG_1526.jpg" "I day hike to Lopez Beach with a couple Swedes from the hostel" "IMG_1527.jpg" "" "IMG_1530.jpg" "" "IMG_1531.jpg" "Danger! Crocks!" "IMG_1532.jpg" "Not so sure it lives up to its title as the best beach in Brasil" "IMG_1552.jpg" "Another day hike across the island to a prison" "IMG_1554.jpg" "along a scenic bamboo trail" "IMG_1543.jpg" "with alot of beautiful flowers" "IMG_1564.jpg" "" "IMG_1528.jpg" "" "IMG_1547.jpg" "" "IMG_1537.jpg" "and snails" "IMG_1566.jpg" "Day 3 - The first real sunny day" "IMG_1568.jpg" "A trip by boat to the Blue Lagoon" "IMG_1569.jpg" "" "IMG_1571.jpg" "" "IMG_1573.jpg" "The return via Angra Dos Reis" "IMG_1576.jpg" ""